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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
2
A long column of reflections on holiday behavior, social norms, and manners. It lampoons the season's excesses, notes old customs like separate church entrances for men and women, and comments on public figures and philanthropic language.
The article notes salt pork as a famous old fashioned remedy for consumption and contrasts it with Scott's Emulsion as a modern feeding fat for consumptives. It claims fats aid digestion and lungs, mentioning a free sample offer and pricing at 409 Pearl St. plus druggists, urging readers to seek the emulsion.
The speaker urges not to forget the soldiers who faced danger and death. George Dewey is praised for strategic skill, but the verse emphasizes honoring all who left homes to defend the country and endured hardship, not only high-ranking officers.
An old newspaper recounts a chaotic incident on a tram where a male passenger, angry and confrontational, attempts to alight during a speeding stop. He is restrained by staff as the tram speeds away, and later a lifeless body is found in the baggage car. The tale follows searches, conflicting accounts, and a disciplinary response to the conductor involved.
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